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Laura Minkkinen Ekman

Well I live in Sweden and I’m a owner of a ferret so I will just ad some stuff to this, because having a ferret in Sweden is not as easy as in the US. In Sweden it’s against the Law to lock a ferret in a cage. The ferret must have over 5 m2 (square metre) in the place it’s looked in at. And there is no such cage to buy. So you treat the ferret as a cat or dog and let it run around in the apartment, BUT you must make the apartment ferret-safe first. So yeah in Sweden it’s a BIG myth that you must have the ferret in a cage, it’s illegal. You can’t buy a ferret in a pet zoo because of this, you need to find someone who breeds them at home if you want a ferret. So let us talk about their smell. In Sweden you never decent a ferret, no vet would do that because it’s unnecessary. A ferret only “skunk” if it’s afraid or angry. A ferret who’s to rut will smell awfully a lot more than someone that’s neuter. In fact you must neuter your pet if you want to keep it healthy,specially females, or else they can get really sick and die if they never get to breed. But enough with that, back to smell, people tend to smell them differently. They do always have a musky smell, some think it smells good, and some don’t, some even think it smells like honey. If you don’t want it to smell so strong you simply need to clean and wash their things once every week. But I know people who do this and own ferrets that still think they stink, it depends on the person keeping it.

And the thing with wild ferrets, I don’t know how it’s in the US, but in Sweden there is only one kind of wild ferret. But there is many subspecies in the world, the pet ferret included, so no it’s a lie that only the blackfooted ferret will survive, but yes a pet would never survive the wildness and are not a wild animal anymore. But it’s still a predator so you need to be carefull. ﻿

Crosby4hyg

I had to stop watching after he said only one species of Ferret can survive in the wild… This is completely untrue, there are FAR more ferrets living in the wild than there are in captivity as pets. Guy just makes up facts as he goes.﻿

karn33333

10 is not only a myth Fidget lived in my living room. I stopped having her use the cage, after about 3 months. she didn’t chew cords or destroy anything, well except maybe that bag of twizzlers she managed to get off the top of the dresser, and she was perfectly safe and happy.﻿

CococatLover365

My Ferrets are adorable! One of them is a very rare ferret that people call “the polar bear” ferret. Its a ferret with white fur and a black nose! Everyone says she looks like a tiny polar bear too :3﻿

mowbuss

Wyatt Anderson

stephen baker

My ferrets have good eye sight. they can see my house or me at a about 75 feet away.One of my ferrets when he felt threatened out side he would run straight for may house and try to get to the hole under it. Which is were he fount him the few times he got out side. My aunt has a bad habit if leaving doors open for some reason.﻿

Thalicia Mayes

chun lie

ferrets are great pets, i found one running loose around 3 years ago and ive kept him ever since in an old rabbit hutch, hes a lot more interesting than rabibts etc, his smell is shocking though and wouldnt let them in the house!﻿

Andrew Jirik

screamerboy100

Some elaboration for all you curious kids out there. Learn something new every day. 1. Ferrets were domesticated over 2500 years ago. 2. Ferrets do have a musky odor but this is not 100% the ferret’s fault. People treat them like cage animals so they walk around in all their excretions all day long. You’d smell bad too if you were in that situation. 3. Ferrets are from the family Mustelidae, same as weasels and badgers. 4. All animals bite. Ferrets stop biting without reason with proper training but will bite if they feel threatened; again, like all animals. 5. Most animals carry Rabies. Get the vaccination, don’t get the disease. 6. Ferrets can only see clearly for a good 10 ft if that (don’t quote me on that). 7. Ferrets defend themselves the way they see fit. Children are bigger than them; it is only natural for them to do so. 8. Ferrets are almost like a mix between a cat and dog. Training depends 100% on how you approach it. 9. Ferrets are known to be hypoallergenic. 10. Ferrets are a lot like toddlers like he said. If you provide a dangerous surrounding for them, they will get hurt. A cage is a good investment. This does not mean this is where they should be. Like I said earlier, a lot of the smell depends on how they’re kept. If they are never in a cage to begin with, you won’t need to worry too much about the smell beyond an occasional bath.﻿

DollfaceKilla

poozybear

Ferrets do not “stink.” A descented ferret still has a musky odor, which some people might dislike, but others find quite pleasant. I loved the the way my ferret smelled. My pet sitter said she thought they smelled like babies, which is sort of true. They are wonderful, endearing creatures. Please California, get your act together and legalize.﻿

Thalicia Mayes

Crimson Divine

zstidsen

Great to see so many people interested in ferrets! I have 2… Daisy and Duke. Best pets ever! They are so smart, and play so well with my young son. I’m glad we decided on ferrets instead of dogs. For our lifestyle, they are perfect. ﻿

Ileana Viera

Our ferret was de-scented and spayed when we got her and she still smells. It is as another person wrote, from their follicles. We noticed the smell is extremely strong while she sleeps. Also, if we clean her bedding, it’s almost as if she marks them to get her scent back on them. De-scented, spayed or not they still have a strong odor. Their diet does make somewhat of a difference. Our is on a raw diet and Wilderness cat dry food.﻿

BEAKER6868

number one is so true. here in california, ferrets are illegal because they claim that they are bad for the ecosystem, and that if they get free, they will breed and hurt agriculture as well as certain animals. it’s nonsense.﻿